Hello from California. Like New Yorkers, I live in a strict gun state, or the strictest in the nation and I thought I join a forum like this. Anyways, here's the story. On April 15, 2012, someone was walking our dog. It was being leashed. It was just 100 feet from being home. But it was attacked by 2 vicious dogs. The dogs roamed free down our street. The dogs killed our dog and took off with it. I'm not a dog guy nor do I know names of breeds and such, but our dog was no more than 16 inches tall. It's sort of like a miniature K-9 dog. It was attacked by 2 dogs 5 times as big by pitbulls I think.We call animal control, but I walk out in the general direction the dogs went before animal control came to scope things out. I found a witness saying he saw some dogs at the street corner near him. I'll talk to him later for details. Nothing came about Sunday.
I posted up signs the next day to see reactions. On Tuesday, I walked with my mom to see the dogs that might have attacked my dog. We stop by a house that my mom says she had problems walking by. We stop in front of the house and she claims that those were the 2 dogs that attacked our dog. My mom and I are there for no more than a minute talking on the sidewalk and the 3 people come out asking if we need something. I ask about their dogs. They claim that they never let out their dogs. (I assume that's why they acted the way they did - killed my dog). The young man says he claims to have taken it to the vet that day (bingo!). I look at the dogs through the cracks of the metal fence from the sidewalk. Identifiable.
They do match the dogs I saw on our security cameras. Yes, I have security cameras that caught the whole thing. But the video is a little grainy, but details of the dogs can be seen. I know those are the dogs. As I mentioned, I posted signs up on public mailboxes. In CA, we have public mailboxes where groups of neighbors go to get mail. I only posted on 1 side. My mom showed them which happened to be on the opposite side of their house so they never saw it until my mom showed them. So I went out last night to check their trash because I am certain they were the dogs because they had to throw away my dog. But I also notice my sign was taken down.
I called animal control about those dogs. If animal control doesn't do anything, what is my next steps towards a lawsuit, like small claims court. Our dog didn't deserve that. It was a good dog. I always thought of it was my 1st line of defense before my gun.
Thanks for reading.
Edit: I'd like to add that since it's only no more than 16in high, it barked at strangers at the front door. So it was like a warning defense.
Also, I want those dogs put down. I could only imagine if my 2 1/2 year nephew was holding the leash which he did like. Those dogs don't belong alive.
I posted up signs the next day to see reactions. On Tuesday, I walked with my mom to see the dogs that might have attacked my dog. We stop by a house that my mom says she had problems walking by. We stop in front of the house and she claims that those were the 2 dogs that attacked our dog. My mom and I are there for no more than a minute talking on the sidewalk and the 3 people come out asking if we need something. I ask about their dogs. They claim that they never let out their dogs. (I assume that's why they acted the way they did - killed my dog). The young man says he claims to have taken it to the vet that day (bingo!). I look at the dogs through the cracks of the metal fence from the sidewalk. Identifiable.
They do match the dogs I saw on our security cameras. Yes, I have security cameras that caught the whole thing. But the video is a little grainy, but details of the dogs can be seen. I know those are the dogs. As I mentioned, I posted signs up on public mailboxes. In CA, we have public mailboxes where groups of neighbors go to get mail. I only posted on 1 side. My mom showed them which happened to be on the opposite side of their house so they never saw it until my mom showed them. So I went out last night to check their trash because I am certain they were the dogs because they had to throw away my dog. But I also notice my sign was taken down.
I called animal control about those dogs. If animal control doesn't do anything, what is my next steps towards a lawsuit, like small claims court. Our dog didn't deserve that. It was a good dog. I always thought of it was my 1st line of defense before my gun.
Thanks for reading.
Edit: I'd like to add that since it's only no more than 16in high, it barked at strangers at the front door. So it was like a warning defense.
Also, I want those dogs put down. I could only imagine if my 2 1/2 year nephew was holding the leash which he did like. Those dogs don't belong alive.
